The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 2190
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
5:41 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3314
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 | 156.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 19.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.63° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.95° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.