The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 8, 2068
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
7:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1805
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 357.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.79° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.86° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.