The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 13, 2166
Waning Gibbous
56.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.6%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3017
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 262.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 275.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 8.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.31° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.35° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.