The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2151
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
7:59 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2832
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 351.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 25.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.68° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.