The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 13, 2053
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
8:30 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1620
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 131.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -16.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.15° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.09° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.