The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 7, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
4:50 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 630
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 | 147.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 30.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.95° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.79° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.