The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
5:21 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3277
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 | 154.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 22.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 16.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.33° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.36° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.