The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 2136
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
8:58 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2646
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 342.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.18° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.77° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.76° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.