The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
4:39 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2980
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 31.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.69° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.43° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.