The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 2090
Last Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2077
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 272.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 5.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.97° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.48° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.