The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 1964
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 PM
10:26 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 519
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 | 216.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.1° / 315.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 22.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.53° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.28° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.