The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
6:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1867
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 3.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.46° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.73° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.2° |
| 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.