The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 7, 2051
Waxing Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
9:24 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1595
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 | 49.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.02° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.45° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.