The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 21, 2177
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
6:43 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3154
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 | 17.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 153.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 16m / -21.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.71° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / 0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.75° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.