The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 7, 2169
Waning Gibbous
86.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
10:52 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.9%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3054
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 | 222.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 312.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 23.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.30° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.50° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| 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.