The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2073
Waning Gibbous
83.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
10:48 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1867
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 228.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 303.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 16.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.04° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.93° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.