The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2000
Waning Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
1:19 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 964
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 | 278.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 260.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 29m / 2.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.64° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.91° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.