The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 21, 2115
Waxing Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
10:16 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2387
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 | 60.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -16.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.92° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.36° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.