The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2121
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
3:53 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2460
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 | 344.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 191.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -23.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.97° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.47° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.