The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 21, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
5:25 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2461
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 | 149.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 25.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 23.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.77° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.34° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.