The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2129
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
12:12 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2560
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 83.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / -3.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.74° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.37° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.