The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 2157
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 PM
8:26 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2906
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 346.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.60° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.95° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.