The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 7, 2086
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
6:37 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2028
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 154.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -20.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.04° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.97° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.