The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 PM
6:02 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2572
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 11.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.27° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.64° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.