The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 22, 2113
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
7:52 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2362
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 8:58 AM, is deepest at 9:54 AM and ends at 10:50 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 351.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 24.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.83° / 0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.61° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| 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.