The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 7, 2026
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
3:49 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1285
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 | 345.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 190.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.96° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.75° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.63° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.