The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
5:10 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 146.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 28.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 24.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.63° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.01° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.