The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 1983
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
6:09 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 754
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 | 162.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 12.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.32° / -0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.42° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.