The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 8, 2181
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
7:54 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3203
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 | 30.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -17.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.67° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.11° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.