The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 8, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
5:15 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1669
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 | 154.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 22.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.50° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.24° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| 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.