The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2176
Waxing Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3141
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 | 81.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -5.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.30° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.05° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.35° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.