The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 1965
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 PM
7:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 531
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:09 AM, is deepest at 12:10 PM and ends at 2:10 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 354.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 23.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.21° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.93° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.