The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 2196
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
7:26 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3389
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 145.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.47° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.93° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.