The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 1, 2042
Waning Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 PM
11:59 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1483
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 300.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 22.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.39° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.33° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.