The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2119
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 PM
9:20 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2436
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 333.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 25.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.65° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / -3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.64° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.