The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 2096
Waxing Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
8:37 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2152
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 130.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -22.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.66° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.35° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.