The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 1943
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 259
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 | 257.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 269.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 9.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.10° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.00° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.