The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 2110
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
12:16 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2325
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / -2.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.53° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.77° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.17° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.