The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2126
Waxing Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
10:10 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2523
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 | 56.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 114.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -10.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.41° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.95° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.43° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.