The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 2167
Waxing Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
2:07 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3030
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 | 116.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 62.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 5.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.52° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / 7.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.45° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.