The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 1907
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
4:37 PM
6:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -186
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 5.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 19.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.12° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.49° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.