The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2143
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
7:31 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2733
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 | 26.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 144.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.97° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.71° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.