The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 21, 2147
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
4:31 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2782
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 189.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.25° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.94° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.