The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 28, 2164
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 PM
7:39 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2993
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 347.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.25° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.38° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 158.3° |
| 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.