The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
73.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
2:17 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.8%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2832
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 | 118.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 60.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 6.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.79° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.66° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.