The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
90.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
4:42 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2498
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 | 144.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 31.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.83° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.74° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.