The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2155
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 PM
7:41 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2881
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 357.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 27.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.84° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.72° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 320.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.