The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 7, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
5:59 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1570
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 15.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.31° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / 0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.79° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.