The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 1932
Waning Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
11:35 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 123
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 | 243.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 289.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 12.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.46° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.26° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.