The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 2169
Waning Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 PM
11:40 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3054
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,200 km.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 301.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.54° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.64° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.