The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 2101
Waning Gibbous
96.3% 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
6:38 PM
9:31 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2213
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.6° / 331.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.42° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / -3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.85° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.9° |
| 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.