The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 8, 2033
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 PM
9:33 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1372
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 318.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.78° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.51° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.