The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 2194
Waxing Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
10:54 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3364
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 | 65.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -8.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.82° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / -1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.75° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.