The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2004
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
3:08 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1013
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 210.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.46° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.24° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.