The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 2102
Waxing Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
9:13 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2226
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 | 47.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.28° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / -0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.39° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.