The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 2112
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
7:51 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2350
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 | 31.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 139.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -21.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.91° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.33° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.