The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 7, 2006
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
10:29 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1038
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 | 214.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 320.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.72° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.16° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.