The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2175
Waxing Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
10:35 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3129
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -11.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.87° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.56° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.