The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 1949
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
7:05 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 334
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 | 25.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -26.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.64° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.68° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.