The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 1998
Waning Gibbous
60.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 PM
12:25 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.4%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 939
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 | 258.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 279.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 10.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.61° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.54° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.05° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.