The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 21, 1916
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
2:11 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -75
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 | 317.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 218.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.10° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.02° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.