The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 2174
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
2:50 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3116
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 | 330.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 204.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -25.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.41° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.08° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.