The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 13, 2077
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
3:50 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1916
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 195.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.46° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.89° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.