The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 13, 1912
Waxing Crescent
22.3% 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
11:37 AM
9:43 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -124
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -19.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.48° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.69° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.