The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
5:51 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 148
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 | 154.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 20.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.09° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.30° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.