The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 1956
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 420
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 | 81.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -3.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.97° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.77° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.