The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 21, 2032
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
10:43 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1360
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 | 235.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 293.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 8.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.22° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.91° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.