The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2184
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
8:37 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3240
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 | 196.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 334.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.83° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.43° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.