The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2030
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
6:30 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1335
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 8.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.29° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.44° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| 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.