The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 13, 1921
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
5:54 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -13
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 13.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.80° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.77° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.