The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 2087
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
7:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2040
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 356.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 20.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.56° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.06° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.