The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 1964
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
10:04 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 519
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.89° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.42° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.