The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 13, 2122
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 PM
7:48 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2473
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 7:05 AM, is deepest at 8:38 AM and ends at 10:11 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.39° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / 0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.05° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.