The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 13, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
4:52 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 321
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 | 147.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 29.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.79° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.55° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| 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.