The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 21, 2104
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
9:36 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2251
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 | 48.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -10.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.66° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.65° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.