The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2104
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 PM
7:39 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2251
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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 350.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 20.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.11° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 184.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.