The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 1936
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
12:20 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 173
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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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 | 92.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / 5.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.66° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.29° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.