The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
5:59 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2040
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 | 162.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 13.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.35° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.31° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.19° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.