The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2173
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
8:56 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3104
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 | 47.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 128.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -23.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.75° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.44° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.