The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
3:32 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2560
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 | 133.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 45.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 10.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.89° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.93° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.