The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2117
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
8:24 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2411
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 348.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.11° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.99° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.