The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
5:16 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2696
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 | 148.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 26.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.03° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.52° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.