The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 18, 2071
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
3:31 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1842
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 209.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -14.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.89° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.53° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.