The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 9, 2118
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
2:21 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2423
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 | 314.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 223.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -15.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.13° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.53° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.