The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 2164
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
5:05 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2992
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 180.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.10° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.24° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.