The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 2181
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
9:05 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3203
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 | 44.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 126.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -14.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.65° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.92° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.