The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2052
Waning Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
3:47 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1607
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 | 333.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 203.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -16.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.71° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.90° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.