The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 28, 2183
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 PM
7:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3228
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 355.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.98° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.73° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.