The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 28, 2145
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
7:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2758
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 356.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.26° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 221.2° |
| 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.