The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 7, 2176
Waxing Crescent
32.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 AM
11:02 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.7%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3141
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 105.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -10.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.84° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.52° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| 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.