The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 1976
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
3:16 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 667
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 | 326.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 209.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -16.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.86° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.88° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.