The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
5:22 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 7.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 166.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -27.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.97° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.98° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.