The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 21, 2193
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
3:18 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3351
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 | 338.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 196.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.59° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.90° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.