The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 21, 2100
Waning Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 PM
11:10 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 | 237.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 294.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.22° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.40° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.