The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 PM
5:14 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 259
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 | 143.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 19.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 9.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.27° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.37° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.