The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 9, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
5:16 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2844
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 | 152.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 24.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.91° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.36° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.