The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 2126
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
1:59 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2522
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 242.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 57m / -5.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.34° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.88° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.