The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 13, 1982
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
4:11 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 741
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 194.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 05m / -18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.82° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.04° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.