The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 2062
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1731
Events on this date
-
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.1° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -7.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.06° / -0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.82° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.