The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 21, 2098
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
4:04 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2176
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 Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 184.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -27.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.43° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.24° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.