The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 13, 2080
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
7:05 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1954
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 | 27.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 146.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.90° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.94° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.