The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2128
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
2:53 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2547
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 223.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -10.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.19° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.98° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.77° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.