The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 8, 2093
Waning Gibbous
72.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
11:55 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.4%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2114
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 | 243.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 293.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.80° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.73° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.