The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 2085
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
2:32 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2015
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 | 320.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 217.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.51° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.21° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.