The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 2016
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
12:01 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1162
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 | 94.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 85.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 26m / -4.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.16° / -1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.81° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.