The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 21, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
5:36 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2832
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 20.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.36° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.68° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.26° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.