The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2109
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 PM
8:20 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2312
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 | 193.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 337.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.92° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.42° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.