The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 7, 2130
First Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2572
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 | 83.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.08° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.50° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.