The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 1957
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
3:17 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 432
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 208.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.55° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / -0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.08° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.