The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2186
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3265
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -7.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.40° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.11° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.