The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 7, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 PM
6:34 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1001
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 8.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 21.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.73° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.76° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.