The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 13, 2139
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
12:33 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2683
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 261.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / -2.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.64° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.17° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| 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.