The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2004
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
2:38 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1013
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 | 314.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 225.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.32° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.02° / 0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.06° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.