The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2193
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
8:09 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3351
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 351.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 27.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.36° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.87° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 34.1° |
| 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.