The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2067
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 PM
5:51 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1793
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 | 157.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 18.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.92° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.01° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.