The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 13, 2039
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
3:35 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1446
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 | 332.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 204.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -16.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.65° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.27° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.