The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 9, 2022
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
9:15 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1236
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 | 197.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 336.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 27.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.60° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.28° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.