The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 2125
Waning Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
9:50 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2510
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 312.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 15.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.79° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.94° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.