The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 9, 2045
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
6:01 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1521
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 | 14.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 159.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -26.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.53° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.18° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.