The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 21, 2162
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 PM
7:28 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2968
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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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 | 180.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 351.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 19.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.86° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.11° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 180.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.