The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 2059
Waxing Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
9:46 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1694
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 119.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.19° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 7.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.74° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| 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.