The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 18, 2200
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
4:45 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3438
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 | 146.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 30.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 15.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.16° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.84° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.