The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
4:54 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2968
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 29.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.00° / -1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.28° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.