The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 8, 2135
Waxing Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
8:45 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2634
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 | 46.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.99° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.49° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.05° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.