The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 7, 1997
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
12:10 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 927
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / -3.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.53° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.60° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.