The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2173
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
10:13 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3104
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.23° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.26° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.