The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 7, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% 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
3:17 PM
5:14 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 865
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 | 151.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 25.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.53° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.00° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| 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.