The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2071
Waning Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
9:40 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1842
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,000 km.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 317.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.96° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.11° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.