The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 13, 2112
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
2:11 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2349
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 244.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 16m / -2.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.36° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.17° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.