The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 7, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 PM
6:17 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2411
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 | 162.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 13.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.21° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.27° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.