The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2166
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
8:58 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3017
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 | 201.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 330.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.86° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.64° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.