The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 7, 2116
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
8:04 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2399
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 | 40.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 135.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -25.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.94° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.85° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.