The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 2125
Waning Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
12:57 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2510
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 | 282.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 32m / -5.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.61° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / 3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.68° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.