The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 18, 2139
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
2:50 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2683
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 | 329.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.50° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.05° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.