The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
81.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
3:20 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.8%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1298
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 | 129.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 48.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 15.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.97° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.26° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.