The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 13, 2066
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
2:13 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1780
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 222.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 13m / -17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.92° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.39° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.