The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
5:41 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1484
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 21.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 25.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.57° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.80° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.