The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 2070
Waxing Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
11:42 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1830
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 | 76.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -6.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.71° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / -3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.29° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.