The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
5:53 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2028
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 | 158.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 17.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.47° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.53° / 1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.20° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.