The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 13, 1997
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 PM
6:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 927
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 | 174.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 358.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.59° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.78° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.