The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 8, 2192
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
8:48 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3339
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.85° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.64° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.