The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 21, 2131
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
6:57 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2585
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 | 22.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 148.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.74° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.69° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.