The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2188
Waning Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
11:38 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3289
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 | 234.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 302.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.03° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.46° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.