The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2061
Waxing Crescent
37.0% 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
12:09 PM
11:36 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1719
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 | 74.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.09° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.86° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| 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.