The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 21, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
4:05 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2931
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 | 135.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 40.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.06° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.24° / -4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.86° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.