The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 2042
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
9:08 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1484
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.36° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.02° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.