The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 7, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
3:38 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1434
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 44.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 7.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.97° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.15° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.