The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 21, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
5:08 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -124
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 28.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 23.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.64° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.47° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.