The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 8, 2170
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
5:48 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3067
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 | 11.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 162.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -25.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.02° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.57° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.