The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 7, 2111
First Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2337
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -10.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.80° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.31° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| 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.