The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
75.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
2:34 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.8%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2943
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 | 121.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 57.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 11.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.18° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.12° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.