The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 8, 2189
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
5:51 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3302
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 | 12.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 161.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 57m / -26.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.43° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.34° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.77° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.