The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2055
Waning Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
11:14 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1644
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 | 233.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.68° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.15° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.