The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 8, 2153
Last Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2856
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 272.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 9.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.37° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.88° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.