The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 13, 2162
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 PM
12:10 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2968
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / 0.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.35° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.32° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.02° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.