The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2156
Waxing Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
11:55 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2894
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 | 76.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 97.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -4.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.99° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.52° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.20° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.