The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 8, 2101
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
10:11 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2213
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 | 212.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.4° / 320.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 23.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.22° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.99° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.