The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 1935
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
7:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 160
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 0.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 24.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.29° / 2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.15° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.