The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 2146
Waning Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
10:03 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2770
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
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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 | 219.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 310.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.95° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.25° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.