The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2200
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
6:45 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3438
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 154.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.87° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.48° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.