The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 2009
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
10:12 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1076
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 56.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 113.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -9.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.70° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.34° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.