The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 9, 2113
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
6:11 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2362
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.47° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.65° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.