The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2052
Waning Gibbous
91.3% 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
8:12 PM
9:42 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1607
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 | 214.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 316.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 17.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.50° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.30° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| 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.