The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 14, 2179
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
5:49 PM
7:59 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3178
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 Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 346.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.37° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.36° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.1° |
| 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.