The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 2155
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 PM
8:41 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2881
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 | 188.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 345.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 28.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.26° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.