The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2023
Waxing Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
11:43 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1249
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 | 75.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 100.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -9.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.50° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.47° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.