The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2156
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
2:09 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2893
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 | 311.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 227.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 39m / -14.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.36° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.94° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.