The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 2154
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
10:18 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2869
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 | 62.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.19° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.40° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.07° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| 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.