The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 21, 2126
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
12:07 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2523
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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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 | 90.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 0.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.38° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.93° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.