The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 2118
Waning Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 AM
1:28 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2423
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 | 288.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / -2.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.61° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.41° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.17° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.