The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2165
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
8:22 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3005
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 | 192.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 337.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.98° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.63° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.