The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 7, 2121
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
3:12 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2460
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 204.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.46° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.28° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.