The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 2063
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
3:51 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1743
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 | 346.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 188.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -27.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.96° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.19° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.