The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 13, 2185
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3252
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 270.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 7.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.08° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.16° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.16° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.