The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 2197
Waxing Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
10:21 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3401
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 | 59.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -9.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.50° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.30° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.50° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.