The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Waning Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
12:48 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1075
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 | 278.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 258.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / -3.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.70° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.47° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.