The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 2102
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
3:32 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2225
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 | 339.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 197.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.56° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.65° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.