The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2149
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
12:05 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2807
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 85.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -7.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.68° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.53° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.