The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2145
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
1:26 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2757
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 | 285.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 254.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 06m / -0.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.74° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.00° / 1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.51° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.