The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 2104
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
12:33 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2250
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 262.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / -1.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.37° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 7.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.16° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.