The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 1971
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
5:54 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 606
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 | 10.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 161.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.88° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.51° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.