The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
9:25 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1064
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 122.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -11.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.21° / 1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.40° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.