The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 13, 2118
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
5:44 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2424
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 | 11.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 162.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.76° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.71° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.