The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 9, 2034
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
4:45 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1384
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 187.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.35° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.31° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.34° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.