The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 7, 2178
Waning Crescent
3.0% 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
5:59 AM
3:45 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3165
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 | 340.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 196.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -21.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.86° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.54° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.