The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 13, 2167
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
7:02 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3030
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 148.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.69° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.80° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.