The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 17, 2165
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
5:37 PM
7:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3005
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 351.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 18.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.62° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 173.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.