The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 7, 2166
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 PM
7:53 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3017
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 | 187.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 344.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.26° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.52° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.