The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 2064
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
6:30 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1756
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 | 19.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 154.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -25.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.64° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.37° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.