The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 9, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
3:05 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2708
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 | 127.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 51.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 13.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.86° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.77° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| 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.