The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 13, 1974
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
5:18 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 643
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. From Columbus, 50% of the Sun is covered at 10:37 AM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 172.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -22.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.59° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.73° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.