The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 21, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
58.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
12:53 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.7%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3129
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 | 99.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 7.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.63° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.07° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.