The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 2116
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 PM
7:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2399
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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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 356.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.09° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.99° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.