The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 7, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
4:47 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2040
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 29.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.28° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / 0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.32° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.