The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 18, 2037
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
3:42 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1422
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 | 134.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 43.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 10.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.96° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.03° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.