The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 1954
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
7:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 395
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 | 175.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 359.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 24.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.44° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / -1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.33° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.