The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 2121
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
4:42 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2460
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 178.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.72° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.34° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.