The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 13, 2071
Last Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1842
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 4.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.59° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.68° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.