The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 1988
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
3:36 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 815
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 | 341.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 194.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.35° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.20° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.