The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 8, 2191
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3326
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 271.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 8.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.58° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.31° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.