The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2189
Waxing Crescent
5.4% 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
9:56 AM
7:00 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3302
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 | 26.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -26.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.52° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.58° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.