The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 31, 2180
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 PM
7:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 355.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.95° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 221.1° |
| 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.