The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 7, 2031
Waning Crescent
44.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
12:47 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1347
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 | 276.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 261.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / -0.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.77° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.85° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.