The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2151
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
5:33 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2832
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 166.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.42° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.39° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.