The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 21, 1982
Waxing Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
10:59 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 742
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 | 68.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 106.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -12.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.08° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.49° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.