The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 21, 2132
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
6:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2597
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 | 166.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 7.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 23.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.99° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.94° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.