The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2047
Waxing Crescent
4.2% 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
9:20 AM
7:17 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1546
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 | 23.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.39° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.45° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.