The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 13, 2121
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
9:04 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2461
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 | 45.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 126.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.90° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.58° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.