The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 13, 2178
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
9:38 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3166
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 | 51.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -12.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.35° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.32° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.