The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 2098
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
9:09 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2176
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 | 195.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 339.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 28.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.16° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.33° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.