The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 16, 2100
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
8:03 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2201
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 353.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 27.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.80° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.73° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 355.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.