The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2151
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
6:22 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2832
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 154.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -25.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.98° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.20° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.