The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2152
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2844
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 272.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 7.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.74° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.87° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.