The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 21, 2128
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
5:19 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2547
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 175.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.45° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.33° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.