The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 30, 2153
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 PM
8:01 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2857
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 353.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 27.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.87° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.54° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.7° |
| 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.