The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 2042
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
3:03 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1483
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 209.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.50° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.67° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.