The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2100
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
9:37 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 | 202.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 329.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 25.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.30° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.99° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.