The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 21, 2087
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
2:56 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2040
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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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.54° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / -0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.76° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.