The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 2185
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
5:18 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3252
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 174.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.26° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.58° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.