The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 2107
Waxing Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2288
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 | 81.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / -1.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.30° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.72° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.