The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 21, 2123
Waxing Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
8:54 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2486
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 | 41.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.39° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.03° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.