The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
7:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3104
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 | 173.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 0.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 28.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.68° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.93° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.