The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 2034
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
4:07 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1384
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 | 336.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 200.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -14.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.50° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.54° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.15° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.