The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 13, 2026
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
9:21 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 50.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 122.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.27° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.24° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.