The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 8, 2174
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
8:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3116
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 352.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 27.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.68° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 18.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.