The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 15, 2013
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
6:01 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1125
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 14.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.24° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / 4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.67° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.