The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 2153
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
3:21 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2856
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 | 334.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 202.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.98° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.77° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.