The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 21, 2041
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
3:34 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1471
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 | 339.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 194.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.78° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / 4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.99° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.