The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 7, 2024
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
11:42 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1261
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.10° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.43° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.