The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 9, 2135
Waxing Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
9:55 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2634
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 | 59.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 118.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.35° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.72° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.87° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.