The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 2124
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2498
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 89.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -0.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.33° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.47° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| 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.