The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 21, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
5:19 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2226
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 | 148.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 26.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 23.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.74° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.14° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.