The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
4:16 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1149
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 | 339.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 196.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -15.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.19° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.53° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.