The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 PM
2:46 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1991
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 | 120.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 55.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 15.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.50° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.20° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.