The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 7, 2041
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 PM
7:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1471
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.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 355.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 25.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.60° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.20° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 341.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.