The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 1965
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
8:47 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 531
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 340.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.64° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / -2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.06° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.