The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 2078
Waning Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 PM
10:36 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1929
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 | 217.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 315.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.48° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.76° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.