The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 7, 2188
Waning Gibbous
86.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
10:56 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.7%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3289
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 | 222.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 312.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 24.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.98° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.32° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.