The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 9, 2095
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 PM
5:39 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2139
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 | 158.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 17.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.65° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.54° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.64° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.