The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 9, 2028
Last Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
12:40 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1310
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 260.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / -2.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.38° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.27° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.