The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 1945
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
9:40 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 284
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 120.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.50° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.22° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.