The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 7, 1954
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
4:48 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 395
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 | 147.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 30.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.21° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.59° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.