The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 21, 1952
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
10:43 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 371
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 | 62.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -9.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.94° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / -1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.59° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.