The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 21, 2169
Waxing Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
8:13 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3055
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 | 37.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 134.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.64° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.06° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.