The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 2042
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
4:08 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1483
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 185.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.64° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.05° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.