The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 8, 2195
Waxing Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
11:44 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3376
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 | 77.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 98.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -6.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.02° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.72° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.