The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2081
First Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
12:12 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1966
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / -2.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.94° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.03° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.