The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 PM
5:57 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3215
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 | 163.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 12.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 16.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.11° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.50° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.