The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2191
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
7:24 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3327
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 | 29.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 143.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -25.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.98° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.86° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.