The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 13, 2092
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
7:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2102
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 355.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 19.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.44° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.95° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 204.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.