The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2049
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
12:49 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1570
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 | 283.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 35m / -8.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.16° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.78° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.