The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2048
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
10:05 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1558
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 | 56.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 115.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -12.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.85° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.04° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.