The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 2103
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
7:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2238
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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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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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 9:59 AM, is deepest at 11:47 AM and ends at 1:36 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 353.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.22° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.86° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 9.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.