The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 7, 2040
Waxing Crescent
15.7% 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
11:16 AM
8:44 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1459
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -24.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.59° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.74° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.