The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 7, 2002
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
8:30 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 989
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 | 44.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 131.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.50° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.85° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.32° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.