The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 9, 2157
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2906
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -1.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.67° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.00° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.