The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 8, 2026
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
4:32 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1285
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 178.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -27.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.02° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.82° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 39.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.