The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2135
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
6:11 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2634
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 | 158.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 16.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 24.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.30° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.49° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.