The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2120
Waning Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 PM
10:35 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2448
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 312.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.07° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.77° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.