The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 13, 2172
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
3:16 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3091
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 | 333.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 202.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.04° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.56° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.