The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 2138
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 PM
8:13 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2671
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 350.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 27.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.68° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.85° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.1° |
| 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.