The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2154
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
9:02 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2869
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 | 49.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.84° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.25° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.