The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2094
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
5:58 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2127
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 161.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 52m / -23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.15° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.46° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.