The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 1951
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
8:17 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 358
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 350.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 28.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.32° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.23° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.