The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 27, 2175
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
8:11 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3129
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 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 350.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 26.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.55° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.00° / -3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.27° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 36.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.