The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 18, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 PM
5:29 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3203
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 | 154.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 21.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.85° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.51° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.