The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2196
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
4:16 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3388
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 185.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.80° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.50° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.