The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 2146
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
9:38 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2770
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 | 52.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.37° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.78° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.