The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2028
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
7:58 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1311
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 | 31.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 138.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.29° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.08° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.