The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 21, 2197
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
5:13 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3401
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 | 148.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 27.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.60° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.24° / -1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.26° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| 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.