The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2120
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
3:09 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2448
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 | 334.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 200.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.82° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.42° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.