The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 9, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
5:26 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 964
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 19.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 15.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.31° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.33° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.