The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 2157
Waxing Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
10:47 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2906
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 | 66.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -12.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.50° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.33° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.