The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 7, 2183
Waning Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
1:14 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3227
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 | 278.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 3.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.55° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.75° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.76° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.