The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2098
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
8:01 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2176
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 352.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 27.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.92° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.20° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 18.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.