The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 21, 2060
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
3:55 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1706
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 187.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.71° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.80° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.