The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 1976
Waning Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
8:56 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 667
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 | 201.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 329.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.53° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.31° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.