The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2148
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
3:52 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2794
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 | 331.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 206.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -12.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.85° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.61° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| 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.