The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 2113
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
5:25 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2362
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 169.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -22.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.25° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.84° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.