The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2180
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
7:38 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 25.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 143.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -16.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.05° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.14° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.