The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 2120
Waning Gibbous
80.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
11:05 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.7%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2448
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 | 232.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.03° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.71° / 1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.91° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.