The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 2150
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
7:29 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2820
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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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 | 29.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 142.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 07m / -23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.86° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.88° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.