The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 2031
Waxing Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
10:33 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1348
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -7.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.59° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.12° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.