The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 2161
Waxing Crescent
23.9% 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
10:47 AM
10:24 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2956
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 | 58.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 111.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -7.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.28° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.39° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| 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.