The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2086
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
7:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2028
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 | 28.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 142.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 07m / -18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.92° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.78° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.