The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 7, 2187
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3277
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 | 87.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -11.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.04° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.24° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| 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.