The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 13, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% 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
2:42 PM
4:50 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2906
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,800 km.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 31.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 21.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.46° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.43° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.