The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 2046
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
8:08 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1533
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 349.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 25.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.33° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.06° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.