The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2062
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
10:16 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1731
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 | 213.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 319.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 13m / 23.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.12° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.18° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.54° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.