The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2054
Waxing Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
2:01 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1632
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 2.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.71° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.07° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.