The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 8, 2157
Waxing Crescent
40.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
11:56 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2906
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 | 79.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -7.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.94° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.17° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.