The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2139
Waning Gibbous
82.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
10:54 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.8%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2683
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 | 229.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 304.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.29° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.56° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.