The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 2044
Waning Gibbous
89.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
10:37 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1508
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 | 218.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 316.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.47° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.76° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.