The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2053
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
4:31 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1619
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 192.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -15.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.71° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.96° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.