The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 1953
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 PM
8:56 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 383
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 | 195.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 335.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.93° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / -0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.88° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.