The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 2164
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
10:35 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2993
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 | 61.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -9.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.65° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.83° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.