The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 18, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
6:38 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2399
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 | 164.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 10.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 25.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.32° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.14° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.