The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2107
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
9:27 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2288
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 | 48.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -12.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.70° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.24° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.