The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 8, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 PM
6:03 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 630
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 | 161.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 15.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 22.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.56° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.66° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.