The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 18, 2099
Waxing Crescent
41.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2189
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 | 80.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -5.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.42° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.43° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.