The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2070
Waxing Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
10:44 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1830
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 | 65.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -10.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.43° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.46° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.