The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 8, 2129
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
3:31 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2559
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 | 324.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 215.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -10.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.95° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.80° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.