The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 21, 2192
Waning Gibbous
90.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
10:21 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3339
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 | 215.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 316.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 36m / 22.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.68° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.24° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.