The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 21, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 PM
6:12 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3067
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 | 160.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 14.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 22.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.32° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.45° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.