The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
6:30 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 816
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 | 161.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 13.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 27.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.07° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.49° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.