The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 2029
Waxing Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
9:50 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1323
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 | 54.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -13.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.09° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.51° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.83° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.