The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 13, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 PM
7:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3178
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 | 174.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 359.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 21.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.84° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / 2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.77° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.