The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2118
Waxing Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
11:49 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2424
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 | 76.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -6.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.19° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.14° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.80° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.