The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 2186
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
7:38 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3265
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 140.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.06° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.99° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.