The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 21, 2188
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
8:54 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3290
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 127.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.49° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.24° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.