The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 7, 1937
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
9:32 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 185
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 | 51.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 120.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -14.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.71° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.91° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.