The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 2080
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
3:37 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1953
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 | 341.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 194.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.90° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.30° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.