The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 21, 2086
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
8:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2028
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 | 197.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 332.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.88° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.18° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.