The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 2028
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
2:56 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1310
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 | 329.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 207.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.48° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.98° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.