The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2050
Waxing Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
10:20 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1583
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 | 57.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -8.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.54° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.51° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.31° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.