The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 1923
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
11:25 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 12
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 | 73.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -9.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.52° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.83° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.42° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.