The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 13, 2171
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
9:01 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3079
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 | 193.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 339.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.00° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.81° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.