The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 9, 2056
Waxing Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
8:12 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1657
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 | 38.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 135.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -22.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.68° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.44° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.68° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.