The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 7, 2105
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
6:14 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2263
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 160.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.46° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.39° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.35° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.