The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 13, 2042
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
5:47 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1484
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 160.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -28.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.54° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.57° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.