The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 2109
Waning Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
9:09 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2312
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 | 204.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 326.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.03° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.56° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.