The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 13, 2076
Waning Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
10:33 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1904
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 316.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.87° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.59° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.20° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.