The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 1948
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 321
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 89.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / -8.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.91° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.28° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.