The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2100
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2201
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -3.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.97° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.25° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.41° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.