The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
7:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2411
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 | 174.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 1.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 26.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.55° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.