The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 8, 2040
Waxing Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
10:00 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1459
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 | 59.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 117.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.21° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / 7.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.56° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.