The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 2084
Waning Gibbous
97.8% 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
6:33 PM
9:00 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2003
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 334.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 23.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.94° / 0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.61° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.