The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 1984
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
9:00 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 766
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 | 194.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 338.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.75° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.87° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.