The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2080
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1954
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 | 81.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / -5.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.28° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.05° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.