The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 2040
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
8:07 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1459
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 350.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 26.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.60° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.08° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.