The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
6:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2745
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 | 172.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 1.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.65° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.