The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2116
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
10:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2399
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 | 62.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.38° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.49° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.