The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
61.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
1:00 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.8%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 | 103.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 75.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / 2.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.25° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.