The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 2169
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
2:18 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3054
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 239.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -5.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.27° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.44° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.