The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 2166
Waning Crescent
13.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
3:00 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.5%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3017
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 | 317.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 221.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -11.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.07° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.20° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.