The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
5:59 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2275
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 | 162.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 13.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.01° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.39° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.