The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2128
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
9:42 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2547
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 319.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.87° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.68° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.34° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.