The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 13, 2165
Waxing Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
3:03 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3005
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 51.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 7.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.89° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.02° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.