The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 2167
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
8:06 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3030
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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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 344.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.22° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.24° / 2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.19° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| 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.