The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 1920
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:09 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -26
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 195.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.38° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.70° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.