The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 23, 2170
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 PM
8:17 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3067
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 348.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 26.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.81° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.80° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.2° |
| 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.