The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 1916
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
7:00 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -75
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 4.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 24.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.96° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.94° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.