The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 2132
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
6:39 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2597
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 151.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -25.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.81° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.84° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.