The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2145
Waning Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
2:00 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2757
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 | 297.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 242.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 58m / -5.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.33° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.56° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.68° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.