The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 21, 2179
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
12:13 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3178
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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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 | 272.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 261.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 00m / -5.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.13° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.35° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.