The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2128
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
8:56 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2547
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 329.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.01° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.21° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.