The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 2085
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
7:18 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2016
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 | 23.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 147.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -19.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.54° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / -2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.84° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.