The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 21, 2085
Waxing Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
10:54 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2016
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -5.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.66° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.30° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.