The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2163
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2980
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 | 268.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 266.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 0.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.29° / -1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.84° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.12° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.