The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 8, 2190
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
4:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3314
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 32.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 16.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.20° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.08° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.