The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 21, 1971
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
9:20 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 606
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 123.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -15.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.36° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.95° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.