The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 2186
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 PM
8:08 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3265
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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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 11:56 PM, is deepest at 1:39 AM and ends at 3:22 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 344.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.20° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.99° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| 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.