The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2184
Waxing Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
10:26 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3240
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 | 63.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -14.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.56° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.99° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.