The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
6:43 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 989
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 | 167.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 6.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.00° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.62° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.