The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 8, 2105
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
7:08 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2263
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 | 22.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 148.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -19.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.32° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.16° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| 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.