The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 27, 2118
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 PM
7:54 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2424
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 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 356.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.90° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.50° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.9° |
| 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.