The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2167
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
4:15 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3029
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 | 339.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 196.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.35° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.44° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.