The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
3:00 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2300
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 52.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 8.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.55° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.25° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.