The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
57.3% 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
12:31 PM
12:46 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.3%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2931
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 | 98.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / 6.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.90° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.29° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| 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.