The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 7, 2159
Waning Crescent
4.1% 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
5:44 AM
3:30 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2930
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 | 336.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 200.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.19° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.72° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.