The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 8, 2199
Waning Gibbous
69.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
11:28 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.3%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3425
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 | 247.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 286.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 8.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.99° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.70° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.