The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 7, 2043
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
10:40 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1496
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 | 67.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.8° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -16.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.75° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / 4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.80° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.