The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 2143
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
8:32 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2733
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 | 38.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 132.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -16.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.04° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.52° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.