The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2003
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
7:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1001
Events on this date
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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 | 178.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 356.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 24.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.55° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.62° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.