The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 7, 2162
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
6:45 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2968
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 | 16.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 154.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 10m / -19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.39° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.10° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.