The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 21, 2180
Waxing Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
11:00 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 64.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 105.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -4.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.40° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.14° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.60° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.