The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 2042
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
3:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1483
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 197.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -22.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.48° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.86° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.