The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 1985
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
3:12 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 778
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 | 327.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 210.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.84° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.45° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.