The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 2045
Waxing Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
10:11 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1521
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 | 59.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 114.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -13.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.43° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.44° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.