The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 8, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 PM
5:54 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2745
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 | 161.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 14.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 16.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.63° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.93° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.