The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 9, 2191
Waning Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
1:17 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3326
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 | 278.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 49m / 2.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.44° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.48° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.