The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 2131
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
4:32 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2584
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 184.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.33° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.74° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.