The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 8, 2078
Waxing Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
8:43 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1929
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 | 46.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.80° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.12° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.