The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 8, 2146
Waxing Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
10:47 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2770
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 | 66.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 108.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.81° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.60° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.