The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2154
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
4:41 PM
7:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2869
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 355.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 28.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.50° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.25° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.58° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 328.1° |
| 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.