The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 13, 2065
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
8:32 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1768
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 343.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 24.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.81° / 1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.84° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.