The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 13, 2038
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 PM
9:23 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1434
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 | 202.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 330.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 23.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.84° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / -0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.66° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.