The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 7, 1931
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
3:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 110
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 200.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -21.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.46° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.80° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.