The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 13, 2183
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
4:32 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3227
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 190.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -16.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.12° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.85° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.