The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 21, 1973
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
2:54 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 630
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 | 328.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 207.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.82° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.28° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.