The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 2196
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 PM
9:28 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3388
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 | 205.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 327.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 22.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.75° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.70° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.