The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2021
Waxing Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
11:12 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1224
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.5° / 105.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.20° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.15° / 7.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.17° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.