The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 2191
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
12:36 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3326
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 282.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 13.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.76° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.15° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.