The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 2159
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
8:49 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2931
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 | 42.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 128.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -16.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.08° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.79° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.14° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.