The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 2037
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 PM
6:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1422
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 | 169.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 3.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.77° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.63° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| 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.