The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 26, 2110
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 PM
7:55 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2325
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 345.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.50° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.5° |
| 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.