The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 1967
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
9:35 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 556
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 | 199.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 332.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 27.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.99° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.75° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.