The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 8, 2118
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
1:53 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2423
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 | 301.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 238.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 01m / -9.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.64° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.35° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.