The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
3:11 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2238
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 | 128.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 49.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.48° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.34° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.39° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.