The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 8, 2198
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
3:04 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3413
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 52.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 12.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.99° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.68° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.