The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
4:37 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2609
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 | 146.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 31.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.28° / -1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.17° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.