The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 2177
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
3:55 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3153
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 190.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -24.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.46° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.69° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.