The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 7, 2131
Waning Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 PM
10:52 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2584
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 | 223.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 311.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 22.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.80° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.89° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.