The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 8, 2089
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
11:24 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2065
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 | 73.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -8.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.17° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.66° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.