The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 2176
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
12:05 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3141
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / 0.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.12° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.19° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.