The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 2124
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
7:50 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2498
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 | 30.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.77° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.65° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.35° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.