The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 2096
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
4:12 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2151
Events on this date
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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 | 347.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 186.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.51° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.71° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.