The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 2186
Waning Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
3:58 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3264
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 | 334.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 202.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -13.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.35° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.06° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.