The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2033
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
3:16 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1372
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 | 324.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 212.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -14.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.01° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.10° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.