The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 2086
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
8:42 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2028
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 | 40.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 130.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 01m / -16.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.01° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.59° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.