The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2069
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
10:16 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1818
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 | 57.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 113.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -8.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.52° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.50° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.