The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 2112
Waning Gibbous
81.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
11:15 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.9%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2349
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 | 230.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 305.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 20.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.18° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.22° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.