The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 13, 2120
Waning Crescent
45.3% 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
12:28 AM
12:36 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2448
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° 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 | 275.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 260.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / -2.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.46° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.52° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.