The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 2103
Waning Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
10:58 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2238
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 | 238.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 292.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 9.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.92° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.81° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.