The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 2068
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
8:08 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1805
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 | 189.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 342.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.78° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.27° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.