The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 25, 2129
Full Moon
99.9% 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
5:35 PM
7:38 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2560
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 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 350.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.97° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 167.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.