The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 2180
Waning Gibbous
65.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
11:40 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.4%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3190
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 | 252.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 282.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 6.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.42° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.45° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.05° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.