The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2150
Waning Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
12:25 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2819
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 | 251.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 287.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 10m / 16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.66° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.98° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.