The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 21, 2079
Waning Crescent
2.3% 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
6:39 AM
3:41 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1941
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 | 343.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 191.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.98° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.43° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.