The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 21, 2182
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
2:25 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3215
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 | 310.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 227.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -12.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.09° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.75° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.43° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.