The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2094
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
6:56 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2127
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 | 23.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 149.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 52m / -24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.91° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.27° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.