The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 13, 1985
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
6:44 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 779
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 | 23.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 150.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 07m / -27.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.81° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.78° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.