The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2197
Full Moon
100.0% 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
5:35 PM
7:48 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3401
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 349.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.22° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 147.3° |
| 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.