The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 2125
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 PM
6:17 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2510
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 | 166.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 9.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.84° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.58° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.