The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
79.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
2:59 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.6%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2473
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 | 126.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 52.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 13.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.68° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.57° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.