The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 13, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
69.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 PM
1:49 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.7%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3104
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 | 113.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 65.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 7.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.16° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / -0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.62° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.