The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 21, 2106
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
2:44 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2275
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 | 319.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 217.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.65° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.38° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.