The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 1944
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
9:24 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 272
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 122.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -20.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.73° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.96° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.