The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2109
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
2:50 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2312
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 | 314.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -10.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.12° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.96° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.4° |
| 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.