The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 2199
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
6:27 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3426
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 159.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.16° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.53° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.