The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2060
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
9:07 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1706
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 195.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 339.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 28.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.52° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.72° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.