The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 PM
6:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3302
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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Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 5.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.30° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.68° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.