The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 2178
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
7:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3166
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 3:22 PM, is deepest at 4:19 PM and ends at 5:17 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 354.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 22.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.59° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.5° |
| 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.