The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 8, 1928
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
3:10 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 73
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 | 322.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 216.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -12.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.57° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.03° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.