The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2099
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
3:01 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2188
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 | 329.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 207.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.84° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.91° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.