The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2030
Waning Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
12:33 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1335
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 | 278.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 256.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / -6.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.45° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.81° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.99° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.