The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 2116
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
9:47 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2399
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 | 203.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 328.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.48° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.24° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.