The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 7, 2102
Waning Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
2:50 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2225
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 | 326.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 211.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.71° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.46° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.