The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2083
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
4:20 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1990
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 | 352.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 183.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -25.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.80° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.05° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.