The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 13, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
5:55 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1261
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 18.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 24.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.78° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.57° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.