The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2058
Waning Crescent
45.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
1:28 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1681
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 | 275.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 266.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 7.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.41° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.18° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.