The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 7, 1930
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
9:39 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 98
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 | 201.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 332.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 28.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.79° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.19° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.