The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 9, 2011
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 PM
6:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1100
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 | 169.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 5.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.14° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.07° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.