The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 2081
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
10:10 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1966
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 | 211.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 320.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.41° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.34° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.