The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 22, 2189
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 PM
7:55 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3302
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 353.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 26.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.16° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.45° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 332.7° |
| 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.