The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 PM
7:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1236
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 0.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 24.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.36° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.99° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.