The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 8, 2159
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
4:13 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2930
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 | 348.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 187.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.48° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.91° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.