The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2137
Waning Crescent
22.1% 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
2:47 AM
1:55 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2658
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 | 304.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 234.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 11m / -11.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.79° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.53° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.14° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.