The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 8, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
5:36 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2980
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 | 158.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 18.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 15.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.79° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.29° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.