The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
70.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
1:58 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.8%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2708
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / 8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.22° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.92° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.