The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2051
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 PM
8:22 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1595
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 | 194.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 336.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.80° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.16° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.