The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 1928
Waxing Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
11:19 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 74
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -12.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.12° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.13° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.