The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2111
Waxing Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
1:32 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2337
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 | 112.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 69.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / -0.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.55° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.00° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.