The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 1947
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
10:49 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 309
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 | 67.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -14.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.48° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.49° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.