The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 21, 2113
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
6:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2362
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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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 | 167.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 6.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 22.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.16° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.74° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.