The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 PM
5:34 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1434
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 | 157.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 18.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.64° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.87° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.