The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2010
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
5:08 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1088
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 | 147.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 28.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.26° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.22° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.