The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 21, 2069
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
12:24 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1818
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / 4.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.01° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.