The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 9, 2102
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
4:25 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2225
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 182.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -25.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.77° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.85° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.