The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 1952
Last Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
12:39 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 370
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 265.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 1.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.23° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.23° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.