The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2105
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
8:04 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2263
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 | 33.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 137.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.26° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.97° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| 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.