The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 13, 1988
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
9:59 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 816
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 | 57.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 117.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -16.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.96° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.68° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.