The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 13, 2115
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
3:23 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2386
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 204.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.56° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / 1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.15° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.