The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 1952
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
6:55 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 371
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -24.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.48° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.13° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.