The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 8, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% 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
4:03 PM
6:18 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 865
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 | 163.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 11.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.78° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.87° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.