The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 13, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
6:04 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3042
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 11.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.76° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.03° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.