The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2171
Full Moon
99.9% 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
5:05 PM
8:05 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3079
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 351.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 26.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.98° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.67° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.6° |
| 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.