The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 14, 1942
First Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 PM
12:43 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 247
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 79.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / -5.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.12° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.97° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.