The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 1920
First Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
12:07 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -25
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 1.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.63° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.50° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.