The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 13, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
4:30 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1496
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 | 142.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 34.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 19.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.26° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.89° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.