The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 17, 2146
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
5:15 PM
7:01 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2770
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 357.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.00° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.28° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 215.9° |
| 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.