The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 1914
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
10:23 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -99
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -11.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.70° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.43° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.18° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.