The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2115
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
7:13 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2387
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 144.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -26.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.33° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.90° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.