The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2080
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
3:02 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1953
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 | 329.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 207.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.91° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.11° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.