The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 2170
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
6:49 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3067
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 | 24.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 149.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -26.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.99° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.38° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.