The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 21, 2029
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 PM
8:19 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1323
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 | 188.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 342.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 21.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.73° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.95° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.