The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 2036
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
6:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1410
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 158.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.55° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.75° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.