The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 13, 2198
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 PM
7:39 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3413
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.45° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.01° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 152.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.