The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2066
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
7:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1781
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 | 23.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 146.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.02° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.65° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| 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.