The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2097
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
9:19 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2164
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 | 53.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -22.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.80° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.31° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.