The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2123
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
6:02 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2486
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 | 8.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 163.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.69° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / -2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.59° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.