The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 9, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 PM
6:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2980
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 | 169.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 5.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.80° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.16° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.