The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2039
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
8:38 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1447
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 | 42.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.03° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.77° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.