The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 18, 1936
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
10:06 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 173
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 | 55.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -9.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.85° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.78° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.