The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 15, 2187
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
7:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3277
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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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 12:19 PM, is deepest at 1:51 PM and ends at 3:24 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 354.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 22.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.73° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.9° |
| 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.