The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 2051
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
10:26 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1595
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 | 61.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 111.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -11.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.04° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.27° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| 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.