The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2132
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
5:51 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2597
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 | 11.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 162.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -24.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.02° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.36° / 2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.03° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.