The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2177
Waning Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
10:18 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3153
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 | 219.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 313.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.37° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.03° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.