The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 13, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
4:56 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2671
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 30.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.77° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.24° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.