The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 13, 2137
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
5:44 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2659
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 162.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -27.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.80° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.91° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.