The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2154
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
6:57 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2869
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 | 166.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 7.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 26.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.63° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.71° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.