The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2182
Waning Crescent
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
12:46 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3215
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 | 275.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 260.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 09m / -1.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.70° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.91° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 25.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.