The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
4:12 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2733
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 | 138.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 38.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 16.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.17° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.06° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.