The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 18, 2172
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
8:50 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3092
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.66° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.48° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.