The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 2121
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
4:53 PM
7:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2461
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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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:29 PM, is deepest at 8:17 PM and ends at 10:05 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 356.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 25.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.58° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.08° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| 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.