The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 15, 2111
Full Moon
99.8% 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
5:45 PM
7:52 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2337
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 347.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 20.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.07° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.81° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.3° |
| 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.