The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2058
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
8:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1682
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 | 41.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 131.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.30° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.97° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.