The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2090
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
3:37 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2077
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 | 329.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 207.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.81° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.33° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.