The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 9, 2051
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
11:30 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1595
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 | 73.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 101.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -7.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.30° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.10° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.