The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 2166
Waning Gibbous
91.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
9:56 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3017
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 | 214.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.6° / 317.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 19.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.04° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.78° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.