The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 18, 2082
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
3:58 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1978
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 | 347.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 186.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.48° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.00° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.