The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 2107
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
12:53 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2287
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 263.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 1.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.68° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.74° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.