The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 7, 2108
Waxing Crescent
25.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
10:17 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2300
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 113.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -12.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.53° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.21° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.