The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 1930
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
3:47 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 98
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 | 343.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 190.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -25.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.94° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.94° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.