The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 7, 2071
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
7:41 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1842
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 | 185.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 346.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.38° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.85° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.9° |
| 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.