The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2156
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
2:36 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2893
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 | 322.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.83° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.13° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.