The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 2135
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
9:07 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2634
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 | 193.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 339.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.59° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.90° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.