The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 2000
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
10:00 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 964
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 | 212.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 319.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.35° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.18° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.