The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 1973
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
4:48 PM
7:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 630
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.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 8:09 PM, is deepest at 8:44 PM and ends at 9:19 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 359.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 23.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.47° / 1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.54° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| 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.