The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 2183
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
9:13 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3228
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 | 45.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 124.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -14.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.65° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / -2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.21° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.