The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 7, 2181
Waxing Crescent
2.2% 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
8:33 AM
6:45 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3203
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 154.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.54° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.30° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| 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.