The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 9, 2090
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 PM
9:40 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2077
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 | 212.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 318.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.75° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.90° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.