The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 21, 2152
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
1:59 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2844
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 | 303.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 233.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 09m / -11.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.19° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.36° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.