The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 2030
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
7:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1335
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 3:07 PM, is deepest at 5:27 PM and ends at 7:47 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 356.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 21.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.11° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / 1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.