The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 21, 2141
Waning Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
12:49 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2708
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 | 287.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 57m / -11.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.36° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.11° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.89° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.