The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
4:52 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2275
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 28.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 15.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.63° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.52° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.