The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 7, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 PM
6:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2176
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 | 168.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 6.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.95° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.93° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| 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.