The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 13, 2160
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 PM
7:45 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2943
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:47 AM, is deepest at 7:44 AM and ends at 8:41 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 350.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.42° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.56° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 130.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.