The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 21, 2153
Waxing Crescent
40.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
11:58 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2857
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 | 78.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -7.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.79° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.21° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.75° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.