The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 21, 2063
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
6:55 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1744
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 | 22.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 149.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.05° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.24° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.