The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 13, 2086
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
12:02 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2028
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / 2.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.60° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.91° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.