The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 8, 2167
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
3:44 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3029
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 209.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.43° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.25° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.